Neck-shield.



F. W. ESGEN.

NECK SHIELD.

APPLIOA'TION FILED DEG. 22, 1913.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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NECK-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 22, 1913. Serial No. 808,101.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. EsGEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Neck-Shields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a neck shield, and has as its principal object the provision of a shield which is particularly adapted for the use of automobile drivers and others for the purpose of shielding the back of the neck from induced drafts when riding in automobiles and other vehicles.

Another object is to provide a neck shield which can be easily and quickly put on and removed, and which will readily fit and be securely held in place without the use of straps, elastic bands and similar fastenings. In carrying out the present invention the shield is formed of a semi-rigid material having a central portion shaped to conform to the curvature of the collar or neck and having a downwardly extending member adapted to be overlapped, and engaged by the coat collar or neck band of a shirt and having an upwardly extending portion substantially conforming to the back of the head to cover the exposed portion of the neck between the collar and the base of the hair; the downwardly extending portion being adapted to be held against displacement when in position on the wearer by the weight of the garment overlapping same.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the neck shield, looking at it from the inside. Fig. 2 is a detail vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the shield as applied. Fig. 4c is an enlarged detail section illustrating the construction of the shield.

In the drawings the shield is shown as formed of two parts indicated at 5 and 6, which are joined together as indicated at 7 to form a composite piece. The parts 5 and 6 are preferably formed of leather, but may be made of rubber, celluloid, composition, or other semi-rigid material. The portions 5 and 6 are curved horizontally at their point of juncture 7 so as to readily conform intermediate the upper and lower edges of the shield with the collar or neck; the portion 5 extending downwardly being rounded outwardly so as to conform to the curvature of the base of the neck and to the back between the shoulders of the wearer. This portion 5 constitutes a projection which may be readily engaged by-the coat or shirt collar to hold the device in position. The upwardly extending portion 6 also curves rearwardly so as to readily conform to the back of the head when placed in position, and is rounded at the intersection of its top and side edges to prevent sharp corners.

The juncture 7 between the portions 5 and 6 is here shown as consisting of stitch ing 8, which passes vertically through the inwardly bent adjoining edges 9 of the por-' tions 5 and 6 and forms a hingedconnectio n between the portions 5 and 6 to permit of 'their being flexed in relation to one another.

While the device is here shown and described as formed of two parts flexibly jointed together, it is manifest that it may be madein one piece and stamped or otherwise formed to give it the desired shape, the essential feature being to produce a flexible semi-rigid member substantially of the form.

and configuration illustrated in the drawlngs.

In the application of the invention the downwardly extending portion 5 is inserted beneath the collar at the back of the neck, as shown in Fig. 3, the upper portion 6 then extending over the bare exposed portion of the neck and forming an effective shield therefor, which is particularly advantageous when riding in automobiles and other vehicles having wind shields which create air eddies and back drafts that strike the occupants of the vehicle in the back and consequently cause considerable discomfort. By the use of this shield the discomfort Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

and ill effects caused by the back drafts and rounded to adapt it for engagement be- In Witness that I claim the foregoing l neath a garment, and a substantially rigid have hereunto subscribed my name this secneck shield 1301 1011 connecting With the 0nd day of December, 1913.

lower portion and curving horizontally at FRED. W. ESGEN. its intersection With the latter and also VVitnesses:

curved outwardly to conform With the back R. S. BERRY,

of the head and neck of the wearer. MARIE BATTEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

